A day at Johannesburg Zoo

Thursday 12th of April saw me braving Johannesburg traffic on my own.  I am forever grateful for a gps unit which took me safely to my sisters place from where we left to go to the Johannesburg Zoo.
We were joined by my sister, her three special boys, my brother in law and his youngest, my nephew, Paul and Sir N.

Paul and the cousins

We spent a lovely day exploring the 55 hectare zoo seeing their wonderful collection of animals and enjoying a picnic lunch.  My sister blessed us with an interesting potato stix which we thoroughly enjoyed.

It was so much fun recognizing animals that we had studied in Expedition Earth Animals.

The old lion enclosure, gorilla enclosure and other animals.

Beautiful animals

Jock of the Bushveld Memorial and behind the scenes encounter.

The entry and some of the old building about the zoo

As usual we took loads of photographs.  I love the digital era it has made preserving your memories and experiences so very easy. 

Blessings

Destination Johannesburg

We arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday 10 April after around hours of travel.  We were met at the airport by my sister Nadeen and her husband and three children who had made us a welcome to South Africa banner as well as my sister in law from Johannesburg as well as my sister in law from Zimbabwe.  It was wonderful to see everyone again. O Tambo International Airport has changed so much since the first time we flew internationally I did not recognize it.

We drove to T's house where we spent a wonderful day of fellowship and settling in.  It was so good to see everyone.

A little of the wildlife around the house

It was so interesting to see how they have made the cell phone towers into 'palm trees' so they blend into the area.

We spent Wednesday morning looking around the local mall and arranging cell phone connections and airtime(credit) for everyone. The afternoon was spent at my sister's place enjoying a braai (barbecue)

It's soo very good to see everyone again and seeing all the changes that have taken place in the last ten years.

Blessings
Chareen

Disneyland Hongkong

The visit here was a dream come true for me. We only had a few hours here inbetween flights. I hope that I can return one day and spend a few days exploring each nook and cranny.Here is a glimpse of our day at Disneyland Hong Kong.

Our first ever taxi ride! 

Disney Land Hong Kong the entry.

Tarzan's Tree House

Flight of Fantasy Parade

Flight of Fantasy Parade

Flight of Fantasy Parade

Flight of Fantasy Parade

"To Infinity and Beyond!"

Jungle River Cruise

Blessings
Chareen